Walter Scott; Robert Burns; Allan Ramsay — Caledonia: Described by Scott, Burns and Ramsay

Edinburgh, W.P. Nimmo, Hay and Mitchell, 1887. Cloth. A charming collection of historical, pastoral and Romantic poems describing Scottish landscapes and life, by these popular poets. Bound in red cloth with gilt lettering and pictorial decorations of a Scottish thistle and an armorial crest. Featuring numerous illustrations by the notable Scottish landscape painter John Macwhirter, engraved by R. Paterson, including a tissue guarded frontispiece. In a red cloth binding. Externally, worn to extremities, including bumping, marks, and small tidemarks. Front hinge starting to head. Internally binding is loose in places, with some instances of exposed cording and splitting. Pages 121-128 are coming away. Pages generally bright and clean, with some age toning to edges. Library issue label to front pastedown. Ink shelfmark to titlepage. Library stamps throughout, and a date stamp to p140. Good Only . Ill.: John Macwhirter. Good Only .